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Gulf Arabic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (verb): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəjːək/
- (noun): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːk/
- (adjective, proper noun): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːk/
Etymology 1
From English check. Cognate with Hijazi Arabic شيك (šayyak).
Verb
چَيَّك • (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك (yčayyik))
- (intransitive) (with على (ʕala, “on”)) to check, to inquire, to make sure
چيك شكثر عندك فلوس- čayyik škɪṯir ʕindik raṣīd
- Check how much money you have
چيك عالبيبان قبل لا تنام- čayyik ʕal-bībān gabiḷ lā tnām
- Check the doors before you sleep
Etymology 2
From English cheque.
Noun
چيك • (čēk) m (plural چيكات (čēkāt))
- bank cheque, check
- المسكين ليش قطوه السجن؟ - كاتب چيكات بدون رصيد- - The poor guy, why did they throw him in jail? - He wrote cheques without balance
- - il-miskīn lēš gaṭṭō bis-sijin? - kātib čēkāt bidūn raṣīd
Etymology 3
Either from Persian شیک (šik) or from English chic. The affrication of the /ʃ/ is somewhat common in the Sharg subdialect of Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic (which is heavily influenced by Persian), but could also be a result of borrowing sound based on the orthography from English.
Adjective
چيك • (čīk) m or f
- elegant, fashionable, chic
- Synonyms: كشخة (kašḵa), كول (kūl)
ملابسك ماشالله حيل چيك- malābsik māšāḷḷā ḥēl čīk
- Your clothes are, God bless, really chic
Etymology 4
From Arabic التشيك.
Proper noun
چيك • (čīk) f
- (defined) Czech Republic
ولا مرة سافرت الچيك- wila marra sāfart ič-čīk
- I have never travelled to Czech